Four-toed Hedgehog vs Slingshot

Atelerix albiventris compared with Tabernaemontana laurifolia

Key Differences

• Four-toed Hedgehog is Least Concern while Slingshot is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	Slingshot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Atelerix	Tabernaemontana
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Tabernaemontana laurifolia

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Slingshot

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	Slingshot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Four-toed Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Ecuador and Spain.

Slingshot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.